For the relief of Jose Garcia Alarcon.

V 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2904 For the relief of Jose Garcia Alarcon. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES APRIL 28, 2021 Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Jose Garcia Alarcon. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS FOR JOSE 3 GARCIA ALARCON. 4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsections (a) 5 and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality 6 Act, Jose Garcia Alarcon shall be eligible for issuance of 7 an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of 8 an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon 9 filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa 10 under section 204 of such Act or for adjustment of status 11 to lawful permanent resident. 12 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2904.IH H2904 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2904 IH (b) ADJUSTMENT OF STATUS.—If Jose Garcia 1 Alarcon enters the United States before the filing deadline 2 specified in subsection (c), he shall be considered to have 3 entered and remained lawfully and shall, if otherwise eligi- 4 ble, be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 5 of the Immigration and Nationality Act as of the date of 6 the enactment of this Act. 7 (c) WAIVER OF GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OR DENIAL 8 OF ADMISSION.— 9 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding sections 10 212(a) and 237(a) of the Immigration and Nation- 11 ality Act, Jose Garcia Alarcon may not be removed 12 from the United States, denied admission to the 13 United States, or considered ineligible for lawful per- 14 manent residence in the United States by reason of 15 any ground for removal or denial of admission that 16 is reflected in the records of the Department of 17 Homeland Security or the Visa Office of the Depart- 18 ment of State on the date of the enactment of this 19 Act. 20 (2) RESCISSION OF OUTSTANDING ORDER OF 21 REMOVAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 22 shall rescind any outstanding order of removal or de- 23 portation, or any finding of inadmissibility or de- 24 portability, that has been entered against Jose Gar- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2904.IH H2904 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2904 IH cia Alarcon by reason of any ground described in 1 paragraph (1). 2 (d) DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION AND PAYMENT OF 3 FEES.—Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the ap- 4 plication for issuance of an immigrant visa or the applica- 5 tion for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees 6 within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 7 (e) REDUCTION OF IMMIGRANT VISA NUMBER.— 8 Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent res- 9 idence to Jose Garcia Alarcon, the Secretary of State shall 10 instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the cur- 11 rent or next following fiscal year, the total number of im- 12 migrant visas that are made available to natives of the 13 country of the alien’s birth under section 203(a) of the 14 Immigration and Nationality Act or, if applicable, the 15 total number of immigrant visas that are made available 16 to natives of the country of the alien’s birth under section 17 202(e) of such Act. 18 (f) DENIAL OF PREFERENTIAL IMMIGRATION TREAT- 19 MENT FOR CERTAIN RELATIVES.—The natural parents, 20 brothers, and sisters of Jose Garcia Alarcon shall not, by 21 virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privi- 22 lege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:23 Apr 29, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2904.IH H2904 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS